UHCL NSF Scholar Orientation

Bun Yue: yue@uhcl.edu 281-283-3864

Sharon Hall: perkins@uhcl.edu 281-283-3868

2/2/2012

Congratulations!

• This is a prestigious award!

Background

• Third round of funding from NSF.

• Started in 2002.

• Current funding will end in 2015.

• Need your help in securing future funding!

Future Funding

• Keeping records

• ‘Success stories’ and ‘testimonials’

• Papers

Maintaining Eligibility

• http://sce.uhcl.edu/nsfcsems/eligibility.asp

• Make sure that all forms are filled and returned as soon as possible.

• Respond to email and surveys quickly.

Maintaining Eligibility

• No need to re-apply for the scholarship every semester.

• Need to show progress on degree completion.– Enrolled full-time (12 hours per semester)– Maintain GPA– Participate in activities

New Scholarship Program

• Many new features!

Amount of scholarship

• Three components:1. Academic performance: ‘output’; $2,500 to

$3,500.

2. Effort and Participation: ‘input’; up to $500

3. Undergraduate research: up to $1,600.

• Total not to exceed $5,000 per regular semester.

Spring 2012 Award

• Performance: $2,500, $3,000 or $4,000.

• Effort & Participation: $125, $250, $375 & $500.

• Research: $100 or $200.

• Total: $2,500 to $4,000.

Academic Performance

• GPA, especially required courses.

• Progress in degree completion.

• Work with Dr. Hall and your faculty mentor.

Effort• Award up to $500 for the next semester.

• Efforts: key metrics:– Involvement in undergraduate research– Involvement in marketing and promotion of the

NSF Scholar program– Participation and leadership in NSF Scholar

Organization– Participation in NSF Scholar Program activities

Undergraduate Research

• Additional award throughout the entire scholarship period every semester.– Presented at UHCL Student Conference for

Research and Creative Arts: $200.– Presented at accepted external conferences:

$400.– Had a paper accepted for publications in

refereed conferences or journals: $1,000.

UHCL Student Research Conference

• http://www.uhcl.edu/ResearchArtsConference/.

• We will assist you on your way.

Programs

• Mentoring

• NSF Scholar Organization

• Undergraduate Research

• Industrial luncheon program

Mentoring

• Directors: Dr. Yue and Dr. Hall: meet with Dr. Hall at the middle of the semester.

• Faculty mentor: meet with the mentor twice every semester.

NSF Student Organization

• http://sceweb.uhcl.edu/nsfscholar/

• Help each other to succeed.

• Dr. Yue and Dr. Hall will be the advisor.

• Design, plan and implement activities.

• Scholars ‘own’ the organization.

• Will have budget support.

Undergraduate Research

• Research is problem solving.

• Very beneficial.

• Easier to start than most think.

• Start by discussing it with your mentor.

• Can sign up for an independent study course.

Industrial Speaker Series

• Joint effort with UHCL Alumni Association.

• http://newsroom.uhcl.edu/pr/uhcl/uh-clear-lake-kicks-off-new-nsf-218614.aspx

Industrial Luncheons

• “Let scholars interact with highly successful professionals in a small, personal and free setting.”

• Attend at least one industrial partner luncheon per semester.

• Each luncheon has at least one industrial mentor, at least one faculty mentor, and up to six NSF Scholars.

Benefits

• Get to know highly successful professionals personally.

• Build good professional network.

• Ask questions and get answers from professionals.

• Interact with fellow peers with similar career goals and paths.

Thank you & Questions

“Hmm, UHCL NSF STEM scholarshipis good!”